Cyclones : background, history and impact / Terrance G. LaBeau, editor. - New York : Nova Science, 2009. - ix, 269 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cm. - Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-256) and index.

Cyclones: facts and history / Hurricane Research Division -- The ability of climate models to generate tropical cyclones: implications for prediction / Kevin Walsh -- Effect of uncertainties in modeling tropical cyclones on pricing excess of loss reinsurance / Siamak Daneshvaran, Robert E. Morden -- The impacts of an increase in tropical cyclone activity on tourism in Mauritius / Sobhee Sanjeev -- Cyclone Nargis and Burma's constitutional referendum / Michael F. Martin, Rhoda Margesson.

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